[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14856]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


            RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AMILCAR CORDOVA

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                           HON. ALAN GRAYSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, in honor of Hispanic Heritage 
Month, to recognize Amilcar Cordova. Mr. Cordova hails from the ``City 
of Giants,'' Carolina, Puerto Rico. He persuaded his mother to move to 
the United States after his graduation from high school in 1985. His 
family moved to Pennsylvania, where he began working at a national 
insurance company as a mail clerk. He slowly started moving up the 
ranks within the industry until he became a Health Claims Supervisor.
  In 1994, Mr. Cordova moved to Orlando, FL this time with his own 
family. After moving, he left the insurance industry for a sales career 
in advertising. In 2008, Mr. Cordova co-founded Amigos Profesionales 
Business Network, an organization that focuses on introducing and 
showcasing Hispanic professionals and business owners to the general 
market. Inspired by both his new profession and having an in-depth 
understanding of the growing vibrant and thriving Hispanic demographic, 
in 2010 he founded his own advertising agency, Cordova Marketing 
Solutions, which specializes in the development of small businesses by 
providing consulting, marketing, and advertising services.
  In 2010, he also joined the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of 
Central Florida as its Executive Director and in 2013 he was elected 
President. In this capacity, he has organized trade mission trips to 
Puerto Rico to help establish connections between businesses in the 
Commonwealth and Central Florida.
  He has also been a member of Hispanic Young Professionals and 
Entrepreneurs (HYPE), an organization that strives to provide guidance 
and support to Hispanic youth in middle and high school. HYPE promotes 
higher education and vocational training in order to prepare youth for 
their future careers so that they can advance our economy and improve 
our community.
  Mr. Cordova is the Marketing and Public Relations Director of The 
Valle Law Firm. He recently became an Authorized Local Expert for 
Constant Contact, a company that provides tools to empower small 
businesses to grow customer relationships and level the playing field.
  Mr. Cordova has two sons, Amilcar Cordova II and Schavier Cordova, 
and three grandchildren, Yamilette, Gabriel, and Isavella. His mother, 
Aida I. Cruz lives in Orlando, FL, and his father, Gypsy M. Cordova, 
still lives in Puerto Rico.
  I am happy to honor Amilcar Cordova, during Hispanic Heritage Month, 
for his contributions to the Central Florida community.

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